The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 456: Propose marriage
Chapter 456 Marriage Proposal
Dong Tingzhen, Dong Tingyu and Dong Tingfang knew that Bai Qingyan would leave for Shuoyang tomorrow, so they talked to Song and came to the Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion to sit for a while. As the sun was about to set, the three of them reluctantly got up to say goodbye.
Bai Qingyan personally saw Dong Tingzhen and the other two off. Before they left the house, Gao Demao, the eunuch beside the emperor, came with the eunuchs to announce the emperor’s decree.
Dong Tingzhen and the other two also knelt behind and listened to the imperial edict. When they saw that the emperor had conferred titles on Bai Qingyan as Princess and Bai Jinzhi as County Princess, and that rewards were poured into the County Princess Zhenguo’s mansion like a stream, they really made the two concubines of the Dong family envious.
Bai Jinzhi was quite happy. Listening to the eunuch announcing the rewards, she couldn’t help winking at Bai Qingyan, saying that she had worked hard to get these things back, and her elder sister should praise her.
After Bai Qingyan kowtowed to the leader and accepted the order, he said, “Your Majesty, Bai Qingyan and my fourth sister are extremely grateful for your grace. This time, Bai Qingyan will use all the money and property that your Majesty has bestowed on us to suppress the bandits in Shuoyang, and will not keep a single cent for myself, in order to repay your Majesty’s grace!”
Second Madam Liu quickly asked her personal maid to distribute the red envelopes to the eunuchs who came to announce the imperial decree today, and also gave Gao Demao a purse stuffed with silver bills.
“Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Gao!”
“Second Madam, what are you talking about? Princess Zhenguo and County Lady Gaoyi have made great contributions in the battle of the northern border, and they were awarded this reward. I am just an errand boy!” Gao Demao said nice words and bowed to take his leave.
“Cousin, His Majesty has rewarded you with so many good things. Are you really going to use them all to suppress the bandits?” Dong Tingfang was really envious when she saw those dazzling and precious jade treasures of various colors.
With a quick glance, one can immediately see the priceless gold powder box in the shape of a crabapple with filigree and gems, not to mention the whole set of ruby headpieces inlaid with filigree and woven gold branches. The gems were as big as pigeon eggs, luxurious and eye-catching.
Dong Tingfang spoke almost subconsciously: “These are all earned by my cousin and sister Jinzhi with their lives on the battlefield, why don’t you keep them as marriage…”
Before Dong Tingfang could finish her words, Dong Tingyu tugged at her sleeve.
Knowing that she had said something wrong, Dong Tingfang took two steps back and bowed to Bai Qingyan to say goodbye.
Dong Tingfang meant well, but she forgot… Bai Qingyan once smashed a pot in front of the king’s spirit chamber and swore that she would never marry in her life.
“My cousin Tingfang has no ill intentions!” Dong Tingyu explained to Bai Qingyan.
“It’s okay, I know!” Bai Qingyan said with a smile.
After seeing off the three sisters of the Dong family, Liu had already been busy arranging for someone to report the news to the eldest princess, and asked the family to prepare a banquet, saying that even if there was no celebration, the family should at least have some fun behind closed doors.
In the past, Dong was the only one in charge of things in the mansion. Liu had never experienced this, so it was inevitable that chaos would arise out of joy. Fortunately, Bai Jinxiu was there, and she gave the orders, and the servants below just did what she was told.
Seeing Liu’s overjoyed look, Nanny Luo couldn’t help but smile and said, “Second Madam, you were so happy that you forgot about the lotus seed stewed pigeon on the stove!”
“Ouch!” Liu slapped her forehead and laughed happily, “Quick, quick, send someone to bring it down, it’s almost done!”
Liu personally cooked lotus seed stewed pigeon for Bai Qingyan recently. Bai Qingyan’s face was pale before entering the palace today, which scared Liu. She remembered that when Bai Qingyan had a poor appetite in the past, Dong always stewed lotus seed stewed pigeon for Bai Qingyan. Since she had nothing to do today, she cooked herself.
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The two carriages of the Dong Mansion slowly turned out from the corner of the street. Dong Tingzhen leaned on the pillow, lowered her eyes and gently stroked the bracelet on her wrist. She listened to the sound of horse hooves and the sound of the lanterns hanging on the eaves of the carriages gently knocking against the carriages. She asked outside, “What time is it?”
The maid accompanying the carriage heard Dong Tingzhen’s question and responded, “To answer the young lady, it will be around the end of the afternoon…”
It’s the end of the afternoon, so he probably won’t be waiting any longer, right?
Dong Tingzhen bit her lip and covered the bracelet on her wrist with her hand.
As soon as the carriage turned out from one end of the long street, Dong Tingzhen’s delicate white hands opened the brocade curtain of the carriage window and said to her personal maid, “Go and tell my two sisters that I’m going to Shifangzhai to buy some snacks for mother. Let them go back home first!”
“Yes!” Dong Tingzhen’s personal maid responded and trotted to the carriage behind.
After turning the corner of Changjie, the two carriages went their separate ways, one heading back to Dong’s Mansion, and the other heading towards Changming Lane.
The carriage stopped in front of Shifangzhai. The maidservant beside Dong Tingzhen trotted in and trotted out again after a while. She leaned close to the small window of the carriage and lowered her voice and said, “Young lady… His Highness is still waiting for you!”
Dong Tingzhen only felt that her heartbeat quickened a little. She bit her lip and hesitated to move.
“Miss! His Highness has been waiting for you for more than two hours!” the maid whispered.
Dong Tingzhen hardened her heart, put on her hat, and walked down from the carriage slowly, holding the hand of her maid. She was then helped up to the private room on the second floor.
Dong Tingzhen’s personal maid saw the servant guarding outside the private room and nodded to him, and the servant immediately pushed the door open.
Dong Tingzhen, who was standing outside the door with her hat covered with gauze, felt her eyes well up when she saw the tall figure standing in front of the window. She stepped into the private room. The maid quickly closed the door and stood guard outside with the servant.
Prince Liang stood in front of the window, watching Dong Tingzhen take off her hat and stand still, his eyes red and wet: “I heard… Master Chen asked Old Lady Tan to go to your house to propose marriage for Chen Zhaolu?”
Dong Tingzhen stood at the door, holding her hat tightly in her hand and nodding.
“No! I can’t wait any longer! I will… go to your house to ask for marriage now. Even if I have to break my legs by kneeling, I still ask Lord Dong to marry you!” King Liang was very excited. He took two steps forward, hit his foot on the table leg, and staggered forward unsteadily.
“Your Highness!” Dong Tingzhen was so frightened that she quickly stepped forward to support Prince Liang.
“Tingzhen…” King Liang looked at Dong Tingzhen who was holding him up, and the man burst into tears. “I know, I’m stupid… and dumb! I’m not worthy of you! In the past… in order to save my brother Prince Xin, I listened to slander and almost harmed the entire Zhenguo Palace! I know I was wrong! I’ve been punished! From childhood to adulthood… they have all bullied me, only you… only you are different! Only you are good to me! If I don’t even have you, I will have nothing! Tingzhen… I can’t live without you!”
Dong Tingzhen was shocked and her eyes were red.
She had never thought that when she entered the palace for a banquet at the age of six… she had only helped Prince Liang who was bullied by Prince Xin and gave him a handkerchief to wipe his face, but he still remembered it and said that no one had ever been so nice to him.
She didn’t know how the King of Liang had been living these years. He had remembered such a small favor for more than ten years and even said that it was good for him…
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